Hampton, Fred, 1948-1969

Abstract In the first episode of 2020, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., the Lady of Rage, and callers review major events in 2019. Hampton talks about the campaign to restore Hampton House and mentions an update to the disappearance of Kierra Coles in 2018. He discusses discriminatory policing, failures of the Chicago Transit Authority, and unequal distribution of resources in the city. A man and his nephew call in to ask Chairman Fred’s opinion about violence within Black communities and how it distracts...

Abstract This episode of Free ‘Em All radio focuses on the crisis in Puerto Rico. After several songs play, Chairman Fred discusses the Moms 4 Housing victory in Oakland, California. He then mentions the recent release of Delbert Africa and other members of the Philadelphia Black liberation organization MOVE who were sentenced to prison in 1978 after a police shootout of their headquarters. Rosa Clemente, a Black Puerto Rican organizer, journalist, and activist calls in to discuss devastation in...

Abstract In this episode, Chairman Fred Hampton, Jr. discusses a mass shooting at the Molson Coors Beverage Company plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 26, 2020. A filmmaker named Joseph Chopin joins the call to talk about his plans for a film project about former Chicago Mayor Harold Washington. Chairman and Chopin discuss Mayor Washington's political impact on Chicago's political "Daley Machine." Milwaukee-based activist Vaun Mayes calls in to report on the impact of the Coors plant shooting...

Abstract In this episode, Chairman first calls the Cook County Inmate locator number to find Mark Clements, who was arrested for protesting the continued imprisonment of people in the Cook County Jail system during the Covid-19 pandemic. Chairman further delves into the current Covid-19 outbreaks in several prisons within Illinois and one in Elkton, Ohio. Caller Jerome White discusses the Illinois Department of Corrections, emergency clemency to non-violent offenders, the Illinois Prison Project, and...

Abstract This episode covers the police shootings of Tamir Rice and Jacob Blake, and contains criticism of the U.S. government’s response, or lack thereof, to violent white supremacists, especially in contrast to the reaction to demonstrations led by Black communities. The episode also covers the shortcomings of electoral strategies, and the connections between the legacy of slavery in the U.S. to the modern way the state runs prisons, their police forces, and imperialist endeavors overseas. Four...

Abstract This episode contains discussion of institutional memory within the American context, the attempted siege of the Capitol on January 6, 2021, Black Panther Party history, the impacts of imprisonment on the individual, and the inspiration behind a new song from Don P. Ramsey Orta calls in to discuss his experience with the state and the police after filming the murder of Eric Gardner by New York City police officer Daniel Pantaleo. Chairman Fred and the Lady of Rage also discuss the film Judas...

Abstract This episode was recorded during screening of Judas and the Black Messiah. Chairman Fred and The Lady of Rage discuss the One Prisoner Once Contact program, prisoner uprisings in St. Louis and Kansas, and the importance of accountability to movement building. Two listeners call in to report on conditions related to Covid-19 in prisons, the relationship between capitalism and the pandemic, and Chairman Fred’s influence on the film Judas and the Black Messiah. The episode ends with a speech...

Abstract This is the first episode recorded after the release of Judas and the Black Messiah, a movie about William O’Neal and his infiltration of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in order to aid in the assassination fo Chairman Fred Hampton Sr. Chairman Fred and the Lady of Rage take calls from several listeners who speak about the birthday of Huey P. Newton, the murder of Tyrone West, the Texas power outages, how to establish a chapter of the Black Panther Cubs, and purging...

Abstract This episode focuses on the importance of political education and the understanding of revolutionary and People’s history in organizing efforts in the Black community. Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage discuss the educational foundation of the Black Panther Party Cubs and the Prisoners of Conscience Committee (POCC), the Rainbow Coalition, and the fallacy of Black on Black Crime. The hosts speak to Brother Fleetwood, author of Hip Hop Tried 2 Kill Me, as well as the family...

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This episode covers, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. and the Lady of Rage discussing NYC Governor Andre Cuomo's resignation, two brother's from Chicago charged in fatal shooting of a Chicago police officer, wounding another, and a gas station attendant in Dolton, Il beating a woman who came in wanting to use the restroom. There is discussion around politics and the analysis of it all.

Abstract This episode is a rebroadcasting of the Janurary 6th, 2021 episode. It covers the police shootings of Tamir Rice and Jacob Blake, and contains criticism of the U.S. government’s response, or lack thereof, to violent white supremacists, especially in contrast to the reaction to demonstrations led by Black communities. The episode also covers the shortcomings of electoral strategies, and the connections between the legacy of slavery in the U.S. to the modern way the state runs prisons, their...

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In this episode of Free ‘Em All radio, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. discusses class contradictions, the assassination of Nipsey Hussle, the importance of legacy, and touches on the topic of the Covid-19 pandemic. Three callers continue the conversation about Nipsey Hussle and asks the Chairman for advice. The Chairman also discussed the importance of terms used and encourages the use of brutal terms.

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Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. discusses the upcoming 2023 Chicago mayoral election, Chicago politics, democracy, and the effects of imperialism in Africa.